Active books for active kids!
Act out the story with your child and bring it to life! Walk through the jungle, hunt for the bear, and do the animal bop. Reading active books together is a wonderful way to encourage active play while developing a range of important skills for future readers.
Have fun
Act out the story! Why active books?
Young children need lots of physical activity to be healthy and happy. Toddlers 1-2 years need three hours of physical activity each day, including energetic play. Children aged 3-5 years need three hours of physical activity each day, including one hour of energetic play spread over the day. These bursts of energetic play help children’s brains and bodies to grow and stay strong. Active books are a great way to add energetic play to your day.
I Went Walking
Dancing Feet
Off to the Park
Baby Ways
Walking Through the Jungle
Hands Can
Look See, Look At Me
Tickle, Tickle
Lindsey Craig
Stephen Cheetham
Better Begininnings
Julie Lacome
Cheryl Willis Hudson
Leonie Norrington
Helen Oxenbury
Animals, Dance
Park, sensory
Babies playing
Mimicking animal movements
Children having fun outside
Lots of movements
Sue Machin & Julie Vivas
Active books for active kids!
Book Title
From Head to Toe
I'm a Dirty Dinosaur
Carle
Janeen Brian &Ann James
Maisy's Wonderful Weather Book Lucy Cousins
Maisy's Sports Day
Lets Do It
We're Going on a Bear Hunt
Lucy Cousins
Cheryl Orsini
Michael Rosen & Helen Oxenbury
Rosies Walk Pat Hutchins
Omerod
Mr Grumpy's Outing John Bumingham
Noni the Pony Goes to the Beach Alison Lester
Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes Matt Shanks
Grandpa and Thomas
Pamela Allen
Lots of movements to copy
Active books for active kids!
Book Title
Just a Little Bit Ann Tompert
Saturday Night at the Dinosaur Stomp Carol Diggory Shields
Stuck Charlotte Calder
Giraffe's Can't Dance Giles Andreae
If You're a Monster and You Know It Rebecca Emberley
The Koala Who Could
Rachel Bright & Jim Field
Up, Down and Around Katherine Ayres
I Got the Rhythm
Connie Schofield-Morrison
With Nan Tania Cox & Karen Blair
Kicks with My Left Foot
Paul Seden & Karen Briggs
Ernie Dances to the Digeridoo Alison Lester
Rose Meets Mr Wintergarten Bob Graham
see-saw
Playing outside
Lots of movements
Trying new things, play with friends
Sport- Australian Rules Football
Children having fun outside
Play outside Two Mates Melanie Prewett
A Nice Walk in the Jungle Nan Bodsworth
Play Active gratefully acknowledges the Better Beginnings Program for the list of active books. For more information about the benefits of active play in early childhood, please visit the Play Active website playactive.org.au
